In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
AROINTED
Verb
arointed
simple past tense and past participle of aroint
Anagrams
• andorite, nadorite, ordinate, rationed
Source: Wiktionary
AROINT
A*roint", interj. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r to make room or way, fr. r room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. Room space.]
Definition: Stand off, or begone. [Obs.] Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
A*roint", v. t.
Definition: To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered cats arointed flee." Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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